Free

Pro

Code highlighting for many languages

Pro

Accented words

Pro

Integrated HEX editor

Pro

Very customizable

Pro

Small and portable

Editra's small size makes it extremely fast and portable. It can be uploaded in a USB drive and be used on the go.

Pro

Powerful

Editra can open more than 60 different types of source code, each with syntax highlighting and many other features. It also has many widgets that can be installed to make the user experience easier (you can download them from the main site).

Pro

Cross-platform and open source

Editra can run on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows. Its sources are easily available from the site.

Pro

Simple

Editra has a simple and very customizable UI.

Pro

Python IDE

It's written in Python and can also be used as a Python IDE. Just by extending it through the installation of additional features and widgets, Editra can become an IDE for any programming language it supports.

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Cons

Con

Windows only

It's only available for Windows.

Con

No code folding

Does not support code folding.

Con

No content assist

Con

UI is ugly and outdated

Editra's UI is rather ugly and outdated and the color scheme is not as sleek as the other options out there.

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